If you haven’t listened to Hacksaw to the Throat before, you might expect them to be a down tuned Myspace Deathcore band, who vehemently refer to themselves as Grindcore.  Fortunately, you’d be very far from correct in your assumption.  I feel like the band and their 2007 release, Wastelands, have been overlooked, due partly to their unfitting name, partly to the fact that it wasn’t supported live as much as other albums that came out that year, and partly to the fact that the band seemingly doesn’t have much of …

With Is Dead, one could say that Crime In Stereo stepped into quite unlikely territory. The peak they reached as a hardcore band, with The Troubled Stateside, didn’t seem to apply any longer, but not because Is Dead didn’t qualify as a worthy contender for the former – the two just can’t really be compared.
Experimentation is common in hardcore, like in any genre of music, but it assumes a dipping of one’s foot into different waters, musically; getting a feel for the contributions every minute musical life-form will make …

Did you know Broken Social Scene hasn’t released a proper album since their self-titled endeavor in 2005? Perhaps the release of both Kevin Drew’s and Brendan Canning’s individual releases helped facilitate the band’s extended leave of absence, but Kevin Drew assures fans in a recent interview conducted with Pitchforkmedia.com that the album’s work is well underway, and can expect a release on May 4th of this year, through Arts & Crafts.
What of course adds to the band’s allure and mystery is their revolving door policy towards the group. …

Dear Alec,
This is not from me, but two others that wanted to share with you some great birthday wishes.
Logan.

We all set about to discover ourselves. Upon inspection of our endless introspection, it is likely we all search. From the lowliest cells to the firing nodes in our brains, our entire being seeks a place where it can settle, comfortable and content. Everyone goes through phases. We experiment with drugs and alcohol, we adopt new principles, we shed light on innovative policies; we open ourselves up to new things. No one knows for sure, but one could wager a bet that most of us will never rest easily in …